"wher" meaning in Middle English

See wher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /hwɛːr/, /hwɛr/ Forms: where [alternative], wheir [alternative], whare [alternative], were [alternative], qwere [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English hwǣr, from Proto-West Germanic *hwār. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:hwǣr}}, {{inh|enm|ang|hwǣr}} Old English hwǣr, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hwār}} Proto-West Germanic *hwār Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=}} wher, {{enm-adv}} wher
  1. where
    Sense id: en-wher-enm-adv-tIERwQxl Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} wher
  1. (County Durham or Northumberland) alternative form of quer Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: quer
    Sense id: en-wher-enm-noun-XvEOATsp Categories (other): County Durham Middle English, Northumberland Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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